Hermon Middle School Science

 
Monday, February 6, 2012 - Friday, February 10, 2012 7th grade lab - Density of Liquids 8th grade lab - Concept maps / work on energy experiments. All 8th grade energy projects are due Tuesday, February 14, 2012 or Wednesday, February 15, 2012. Energy concept maps are due by this Friday. All 7th grade Metric system web quests due by this Friday. Use these sites for answers to questions. Chronology of the Metric System Metric Sports facts Compare English and Metric system Monday, January 30, 2012 - Friday, February 3, 2012 Conduction Lab 7th grade lab: Density Lab - Monday Salmon Study All Salmon food Webs Rubric due by Friday. ♣ The food web must contain: o At least 7 food chains that intersect in a logical, realistic manner. Min. of 20 biotic factors. All arrows are correct. o Each food chain must include a producer, a primary consumer, and a secondary consumer. Each must be labeled correctly. o Consumer must also be labeled as an herbivore, carnivore, omnivore, or decomposer. o At least one predator-prey relationship must be shown and labeled. ♣ Correctly labeled salmon using scientific name and common name. ♣ Include all parts including the sun. ♣ Shows both ecosystems by the construction of the poster. Shows use of a draft and excellent effort. Show all parts of the salmon life cycle. 8th Grade: Energy research Project Your project can be a keynote, PowerPoint, or other computer generated presentation. You may also create a large poster or 3-sided display to show your research. Items for project include: θ At least four graphics and paragraphs showing how your type of energy is created. (Graphic sources must be sited) θ How is this energy currently used? Is it turned into electricity or is it used as it is. θ Three graphs showing data about your energy. Each graph must sited and include a paragraph explaining what it shows. θ Five pros and five cons about using this type of energy. θ At least three graphics with paragraphs showing how your energy is used. (Graphic sources must be sited) θ A paragraph and graphic that shows how your energy is tied into climate change (positive or negative). θ A paragraph on the environmental impact and cost of your source of energy. θ A summary of a recent news article about your type of energy. Include the article in your presentation. θ A bibliography showing all websites and resources used. The website URL needs to be Included. Extra credit / Instead of: (if applicable) a science experiment that shows how your type of energy works. An experiment also may be used to replace 4 of the parts of your project. A complete lab report must be included with your experiment and presentation. Your project will be scored on the 5-point science rubric. Monday, January 23, 2012 - Friday, January 27, 2012 8D - re-takes on Motion test. 8B - Take Motion Test 7th grade - Combustion Lab All lab reports due next class. Energy Vocab Salmon food web - summative assessment Thursday - junk food ( word generation) Science world this week - choice of magazine. Work is due the next class period. Tuesday, January 17, 2012 - Friday, January 13, 2012 8th grade - start review for final summative assessment over motion and force. Review Newtons three laws of motion.. Make a video to show the three laws during class period. Present to the class. Test on Friday over Motion and Force. 8th grade lab - Energy Skate Park Simulation. Terms: kinetic energy, potential energy, conduction, convection, Energy Skate Park Fish friends Thursday - Writing Prompts for all science students. 7th grade - Read Wild Atlantic Salmon article to prepare for writing prompt. Prompt to be given on Thursday may finish on Friday. Salmon study questions: Salmon Research Questions Find the answer to any 10 What is the difference between an egg and an “eyed egg”? Explain. What is an alevin? After the alevin, the young salmon turns into a ____________ . We will release the young salmon when it is a ______ . What are the vertical markings on a parr called? When a salmon’s body parts change to prepare it to go to saltwater, its outside color becomes ________________ . When the young salmon is ready to go to the ocean, it is called a ___________ . The adult salmon lays her eggs in a nest called a ______________ . Salmon leave Maine rivers and generally migrate to _________________ . What time of year do salmon return from the ocean to Maine rivers and streams to spawn? What is a grilse? About how many eggs does an adult salmon lay? How do the eggs laid by the female get fertilized? What is unique about the adult as it lives in freshwater during migration--it doesn’t ________ . Explain where the salmon goes to lay and fertilize the eggs. How do the adult salmon know where to return to spawn? What structure in a salmon allows it to breathe in the water? Most of the salmon is made of _____________ . What structure of the salmon allows it to float where it wishes? About how far does the salmon travel in its migration? What are the tiny structures on the outside of a salmon? On the outside of a salmon, it is covered with ___________. By studying these outside structures, what can we tell about the salmon? Why are Atlantic Salmon endangered? What has man done to cause the salmon to be endangered? How is the Atlantic Salmon different from the typical fish? How are we currently helping the Salmon population? Essay Question: Why is it special for us as Maine students to study the Atlantic Salmon? Think about history and location. Monday, January 9, 2012 - Friday, January 13, 2012 Secret of the Pharaohs Studying Ancient Diseases 1. Why is it no longer necessary to unwrap or even remove mummies from their coffins for study? 2.From which part of the mummy is the majority of evidence for ancient disease is gathered from and why? 3. What can scientists learn about mummies from x-rays? 4. How does technology help scientists "see through coffins" and virtually unwrap a mummy they’d like to learn about? 5. After a sample of internal tissue is carefully rehydrated, what can scientists do to gather evidence from the sample? 6. What diseases did the ancient Egyptians suffer from? What two modern diseases did they rarely suffer from? 7th grade lab: Best insulator lab Reports due next class. Mitosis flip books due by Thursday. 8th grade lab: Using pulley systems to gain a mechanical advantage. Lab reports due by Friday for all classes. All classes have word generation on Thursday. Tuesday, January 3, 2012 - Friday, January 6, 2012 8th grade labs this week: Force lab 1 Dimension Force and Motion Lab Land Yacht Labs due this week. 7th graders will review Cell organelles Quiz before Friday taken on line Cell Organelles Thursday - Science News for all students Friday - Cell Mitosis flip books. Monday, December 19, 2011 - Wednesday, December 21, 2011 Check out the New Photos 8th grade lab this week: After building your land Yacht test for the following variables. A. On the back, create a graph that shows the speed for 10 trials. B. Find the average distance of your for four trials. Show your math. B. Calculate the momentum of the car for three of the trials. Is it the same? Why or why not? C. What are the Control, Independent, and Dependent Variables in this lab? What does this experiment have to do with each of Newton's laws of motion? 7th grade cell presentations Monday, December 12, 2011 - Friday, December 16, 2011 Cell Organelles 8B Life raft drop part B 7th grade - make sure all drawings of cells and description of parts are complete for tomorrow. Force Lab Cells Alive 8th grade Lab this week Building land Yachts Bring in Bottle Caps for wheels. Cell Model - Due Monday Summative Assessment Mrs. Lovejoy You need to create a model of an animal or plant cell. This model can be created any way you chose. Examples would be out of clay, construction paper, a 3D cell using cardboard, or you can be creative and think of another way. The following need to be included AND labeled depending on if your cell is a plant or animal cell: Cell Membrane, Cell Wall, Chloroplast, Cytoplasm, Golgi Apparatus, Lysosomes, Mitochondria, Nuclear Envelope, Nucleus, Ribosomes, and Vacuole. You will then present your cell to the class. When you present your cell you have to explain what the purpose is for 4 parts of your cell from memory(without notes). Use the following guidelines to help assist you with this SUMMATIVE assessment. Monday, December 5, 2011 - Friday, December 9, 2011 Cell drawing link Build a Coaster Assessments this week for all 8th grade classes. 7th grade classes working on microscope slides. All class will be watching the video Natural High as part of substance abuse prevention. Monday, November 28, 2011 - Friday, December 2, 2011 Microscope web Quest Collision Lab 7th grade lab - E lab - Cheek Cells - Microscope use and cell study. 8th grade lab -classes D/C Momentum Lab. classes A/B Cars with loads. 8th grade classes - all speed practice worksheets need to be passed in along with completion of vocabulary. 7th grade classes microscope reading. Answer questions about the reading. Thursday - Climate Change Vocabulary. Climate change Model using net logo. Friday - 8th grade classes video on car crashes - The physics behind a crash. All make-up work Re- done assessments need to be passed in by Friday. Monday, November 14, 2011 - Friday, November 18, 2011 7th graders - Finish Owl pellet Lab. 8th graders - Data Logger laptop posters due on Friday. Motion Vocabulary this week: speed velocity acceleration Newton's three laws momentum inertia mass weight Thursday - review word Gen. Vocabulary. for all classes. Friday. Motion Video 8th grade classes. All posters due today. Monday, November 7, 2011 - Wednesday, November 9, 2011 All 7th grade food webs should be completed. 7th grade lab - Owl Pellet Dissection 8th grade lab - Air Trolly distance, speed, time 8th graders need to be finishing up data logger posters. Student/Parent/Teacher conferences on Wednesday and Thursday. Students must attend. If you would like to set up a different time other than conferences, please let me know. Monday, October 31, 2011 - Friday, November 4, 2011 Scientific Posters 7th graders - Popcorn Lab Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday Food Webs for Hermon Pond. Lab Sheets due next class. 8th graders - Develop or find and experiment to use with Data Loggers for Tuesday or Wednesdays class. All Lab sheets due by Friday for labs this week. Friday - Science News for all classes Monday, October 24, 2011 - Friday, October 28, 2011 Link for experiments using data loggers 7th graders - Vocabulary words are due this week. Independent Experiments today. Lab Sheets due next class. 8th graders - Vocabulary Words - Develop or find and experiment to use the data loggers for next week. 7th Grade - Construct a food web for Hermon pond ecosystem. 7th Grade - Food chains - Find examples of food chains/webs on the net. Construct a food chain using at least 5 different species. Label the parts including the producer, consumer, predator, prey, and decomposer. Science Vocabulary Define the following terms. Give examples of each 1.Biotic 2. Abiotic 3. Mutualism 4. Homeostasis 5. Cloning 6. DNA 7. Metabolism 8. Scavenger 9. Predator 10. Herbivore 11. Omnivore 12. Carnivore 13. Warm Blooded (Endothermic) 14. Cold Blooded (Exothermic) 15. Producer 16. Food Chain / Food Web 17. Parasite 18. Regeneration 19. Decomposer Monday, October 17, 2011 - Friday, October 21, 2011 8C finish - Misconceptions in science - The Northwest Tree Octopus 8B - Science World 8th grade class lab Spaghetti Bridges lab - Data Collection- Labs due by Friday 7th Grade - Drops on coins lab - Prediction and variables. Labs due at end of class today. 7th and 8th grade classes.... Introduction of independent experiments classes due next week. See outline from last week.. 7th grade classes - food web for Hermon Pond. 7th and 8th grade classes .Vocab word generation dealing with cloning. Clone a Mouse Cloning Web Quest Cloning Fact Sheet Click here Wednesday, October 12, 2011 - Friday, October 14, 2011 Misconceptions in science - The Northwest Tree Octopus Independent science experiments will be due next Monday for 7th grade classes. Independent Science Experiment Rubric Experiment_________________________ Includes lab worksheet introduction/purpose A. Paragraph on what this lab is about. B. Why did you chose this lab? C. What you are learning by doing this lab. D. Scientific concepts covered in this experiment. States the scientific principals/concepts demonstrated by this experiment. Introduction / Purpose Hypothesis Materials Procedure Conclusion: A. Paragraph on the results of your experiment. B. State whether the experiment supported your hypothesis. C. State your independent, dependent and controlled variables. D. Did you make any errors in the procedure? E. How could you improve this lab? 4 -Lab sheet includes all items from outline. Presentation or lab report shows excellent understanding of scientific principals behind the experiment. 3 -Includes most lab sheet items from outline. (missing one) Presentation or lab report shows a lot of understanding of scientific principals behind the experiment. 2 - Lab sheet includes some items from checklist. (missing 2-3) Presentation or lab report shows some understanding of scientific principals behind the experiment. 1 -Lab sheet includes few items from checklist. (1-2) Presentation shows little understanding of scientific principals behind the experiment. Maine Learning Results: Conduct scientific investigations which include controlled experiments and systematic observations. Collect and analyze data, and draw conclusions fairly. Exceeds the standard ----Meets the standard----Partially meets the standard----Does not meet the standard Monday, October 3, 2011 - Friday, October 7, 2011 NECAP Testing Monday -Thursday. All 8th graders should be working on tree population labs. Due this Friday Monday, September 26, 2011 - Friday, September 30, 2011 8th grade all tree population labs due by Friday 7A-7C Worm Classification Lab( Monday) Vocab worksheet for all classes due by Friday. Reviews for Friday test.. All classes have an assessment on Friday this week over classification and tree studies. Monday, September 19, 2011 - Friday, September 23, 2011 8th grade Characteristics of life - identify 6 characteristics that all living things share. 7A-7C Diaper Goo Lab ( Monday) 7A - 7C Worm classification lab ( Tuesday) - Taxonomy - create a way to remember the order. How to write a scientific name using binomial nomenclature. (Wednesday) 8th grade - Weather permitting - (LAB)How many species of trees are located in the back wood lot? Students will conduct a field survey to identify the species of trees behind the school. Students need to dress appropriately. 7A - 7C Living or not / overhead experiment/ lab-sheet 8Th Grade - 8th grade Tree population field study HMS Science 2011 Create a report that contains the following information 1. Purpose of the lab. 2. Group plan to solve the problem (procedure) 3. Your role, or job in solving the problem (What did you do?) 4. Materials used to collect data. 5. Problems or changes that could be made to the procedure. Procedure: 1. Select three species of trees to count. Make sure no other group in your class has selected the species you are counting. 2. Develop a way to measure the perimeter of the area. 3. Measure the Perimeter. 4. Develop a plan for counting the trees in the designated area. 5. Count the trees according to your plan. Share results with the rest of the class. 6. Construct a lab sheet that includes conclusion graphs and math extensions Conclusion: Create a chart that lists all the species of trees and numbers in the selected area. Create two graphs that represent the data collected. One graph showing the percentage of trees and species. One graph showing how many deciduous and conifers were counted. Math extension: Find the perimeter and area of the section that we sampled. How might you calculate the number of species of any tree found in an acre assuming it has the same density as your selected area? Calculate the number of hardwood trees that would be found in an acre, assuming it has the same density as your selected area. All students will have a summative assessment on Friday over what has been covered up to this point. Monday, September 12, 2011 - Friday, September 16, 2011 All syllabi need to be signed for Thursdays Class. 7th and 8th grade labs this week will be - Weather permitting - (LAB)How to identify the different species of trees. Students will conduct a field survey to identify the species of trees behind the school. Students need to dress appropriately. Tree classification, Taxonomy lessons review of characteristics. Thursday, September 15, 2011 Vocabulary words for all classes on Thursday. Tuesday, September 6, 2011 - Friday, September 9, 2011 8th Grade - Weather permitting - (LAB)How to identify the different species of trees. Students will conduct a field survey to identify the species of trees behind the school. Students need to dress appropriately. Find the perimeter and area of the section that we sampled. Using the area, what percentage of an acre is this? 43,560 square feet is an acre Calculate the number of White Birches that would be found in an acre assuming it has the same density as your selected area. 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